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Method and apparatus of cross-connecting optical fibers

A technology of cross-connection and optical fiber, which is applied in the field of optical fiber and can solve problems such as the difficulty in identifying the position of optical fiber

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-26
MOLEX INC
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If an eight-fiber connector is connected to only two fibers, there will be six unused fibers in the connector, which makes it difficult for an operator to correctly identify the fiber position

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[0018] For a more detailed description, please refer to the diagram, figure 1 and figure 2 A first embodiment of a cross-connect device corresponding to the method of the invention is given, and image 3 and Figure 4 A second embodiment of a cross-connect device corresponding to the method of the present invention is presented. The apparatus and method are similar except for the routing of virtual fibers on the output fiber ribbon of the apparatus (described below).

[0019] Based on the above understanding, figure 1 A cross-connect device is shown, generally designated 10, comprising a substrate 12 which may be a resilient sheet of polymeric material. The substrate has a pair of input tails 12a and eight output tails 12b, wherein the input tails project outwardly from an edge 14a of the substrate 12 and the output tails project outwardly from an opposite edge 14b of the substrate. Preferably, the substrate is provided with an adhesive thereon so that individual optical...

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Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for cross-connecting the individual optical fibers of a plurality of fiber optic ribbons. A plurality of individual optical fibers are routed onto a substrate to form at least one first optical ribbon. The individual fibers are reorganized on the substrate to form a plurality of second fiber optic ribbons. A plurality of individual dummy optical fibers are routed onto the substrate to increase the number of individual optical fibers of the second fiber optic ribbons without including the dummy optical fibers in the at least one first fiber optic ribbon.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of optical fibers, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for cross-connecting individual optical fibers of a plurality of optical fiber ribbons. Background technique [0002] Optical fiber circuits are increasingly used in electronic devices where the density of circuits is increasing and providing a known electrical circuit is difficult. A fiber optic circuit is made up of multiple optical fibers carried by an insulator and the ends of which are connected to various connectors or other optical transmission devices. A fiber optic circuit can range from a single cable comprising multiple optical fibers surrounded by an outer cladding or tubular insulator to a more sophisticated optical backplane or flat fiber optic circuit, while the fiber optic circuit It is composed of multiple optical fibers mounted on a substrate in a specific pattern or circuit geometry. [0003] A typical optical fib...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G02B6/44
CPCG02B6/4472G02B6/3608
Inventor 莫里斯·X·申塞米·阿里托马斯·R·马拉波德伊戈尔·格鲁斯
Owner MOLEX INC